Winter Institute Archive

I have been involved in academic support programs over the past twelve years. I have worked in the secondary level, junior college, and during the past three years, at Arizona State University. I enjoy helping students and creating programs that prove to be successful. At ASU, we have many fine programs that seem to be making a difference in student’s acheivements

Visit the Learning & Career Center at New Hampshire Technical Institute and meet the Director, Debbie Carley. Ask Mrs. Carley about becoming a tutor or requesting a tutor, the Math Lab or Writing Center, or Placement Testing for incoming students. She can also help with study skills, including learning styles, organization & time management, lecture notetaking, reading & studying textbooks, and test taking strategies.

The LACC also houses Disabilities Services, a computer lab, and ESL.

I am the Office Coordinator of the Learning Assistant Center at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, Arizona.

My responsibilities include supervising the front desk scheduling staff and the tutors. I also maintain all records and files in the L.A.C. I am interested in singing and showing Appaloosa horses.

Laura DeMarais is the director of the St.Thomas Reading and Study Skills Center. She invites all students interested in improving their academic performance to visit the center. Her hobbies are reading and travel.

Ed Dolan is currently Professor and Vice President of William Rainey Harper College. He has taught at Antioch University, Seattle; Loyola University, Chicago; Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington; Oakton Community College in Illinois; and William Rainey Harper College, northwest of Chicago.

With formal training in Psychology, he has done post-doctoral work in Systems Theory, Organizational Change and Leadership. Ed has worked with the Washington Center since its inception and he has served as a consultant to colleges and organizations in the areas of Organizational Change, Conflict Resolution and Learning Communities Development. His pleasures in life revolve around social action, single malts, golf, his wife Helen and children Kevin and Melissa.

Hi there, I’m the LAC Tech striving to attain my full potiential. My goal is to help the students here at SMCC.

My interests and hobbies include people, tutoring, computers and keeping up with my boss. I am from family of seven siblings and am the youngest and the first generation college grad.

Director of the Center for Learning & Student Success atWashburn University. The Center comprises four academic support services: Academic Advising, Career Services, Counseling & Testing, and Learning Enrichment.

The Center services all colleges and schools in the university, along with alumni and the community.

My major goal is to be a millionaire before retirement. I’ve written one book and a dozen or so articles. I’m an avid outdoors person. Walking and backpacking are my major interests. My hobbies include computer graphics and photography.

I have just joined the Central Arizona College staff as the director of the Library/Learning Center. I have been working as the Collection Development, Reference and Technical Services Librarian.

Currently, I wear many different hats at PVCC L.A.C. I tutor psychology, communications, and math through calculus. I coordinate the Tutor Mentor Program, facilitate Tutor Training, and supervise the L.A.C. Friday afternoon and Saturday mornings. Be sure to drop by on Saturdays to check out the resources in the L.A.C. and have some coffee and donuts.

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John is an instructor of English at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho. He teaches developmental composition, ESL reading and writing, and basic grammar and writing. He collaborates on several institutional committees such as web committee, outcomes assessment committee, and outdoor recreation program committee.

His goals are to incorporate multi-media into his courses as well as to develop an on-line developmental writing course. He is also interested in developing student assessment and course evaluation strategies.

In his spare time, he enjoys listening to a variety of music, spending time with his Siamese cat, and wandering in the outdoors.

Crosby Hunt is an Assistant Professor of Basic Writing in the Developmental Studies Department at MTSU. He is also the Director of the Writing Center. Interests include theater, story-telling, and baseball literature. He hopes someday to live with his wife, Deborah Anderson, and any of their three children who are still not independently wealthy, somewhere in the mountains of Wyoming. Or Cleveland, Ohio, which ever comes first.

My name is Barbara Ice. I live and work in Tomball, Texas – a faux rural town on the north boundary of Houston. Tomball College is part of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District. As Director of Learning Assistance, I am responsible for tutoring services, adaptive support services, Supplemental Instruction, the Assessment Center, TASP, and related services. I enjoy my job and enjoy working with our students and seeing their accomplishments.

My short term and long term goals are to complete my Ph.D. program in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M University. My target date is 1999.

I’m most proud of my children .

I am an Administrative Secretary at Paradise Valley Community College. I schedule appointments for students and tutors, answer phones, and numerous other duties. Really enjoy working with students and tutors. Best of all, I am delighted to see the students achieve their goals.

I am married with a sixteen year-old son and an eleven year-old daughter. My latest hobby is roller blading with the hopes of not breaking any bones.

Coordinator of the Testing and Tutoring Center at Cochise College since 1995. Barbara served at Arizona Western College for seven years including in the Center for Teaching Excellence. In New York State, she was a counselor in Student Activities for Suffolk Community College.

Georgine is the Director of the University of Pittsburgh Learning Skills Center. She was also Co-Chair of the NADE Standards and Evaluation Committee.

Georgine has been involved with the creation and the revision of the CAS Standards for Learning Assistance Programs, 1986 and 1997 editions.

Georgine attended the 1998 Winter Institute as a presenter and as a participant.

Ibrahim A. Naim is the senior program coordinator for the Academic Preparation For Excellence Program (APEX), at The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. APEX is an early outreach program that works with middle and high school students preparing them for higher education.

Mr. Naim is responsible for the implementation of the Academic Preparation/College and Career Exploration Components of the APEX Program. These components include Tutoring, Learning Skills, PSAT/SAT Preparation Workshops, Campus Visitations, Speakers Bureau and the Summer Academic Enrichment Program.

Hello, I’m Patricia Pates, Director of Academic Support at UCF (University of Central Florida). My responsibilities include directing the Student Academic Resource Center (SARC), serving on a variety of committees and providing unit support for Academic Development and Retention. I am in my ninth year as a learning assistance professional.SARC provides a variety of academic support programs including academic advising, Supplemental Instruction, and tutoring. We are currently developing a learner support program for web courses called PALs (Peer-Assisted Learning) on-line http://reach.ucf.edu. It is currently in its pilot stage. I’m hoping to begin presenting PALs at conferences later this year. I believe that every student has the potential for success. My life goal is to create and implement programs to assist them in attaining their academic goals. I plan to complete a doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Instructional Technology and continue to make a significant contribution to the field.The Winter Institute has been stimulating, a wonderful addition to my professional development. It has inspired me and given me a wealth of information and new ideas to implement at UCF. I plan to attend many more.

As Director of the LRNet (Learning Resources Network) at JU, my responsibilities include directing the Mathematics Center, overseeing the Language Lab, the Reading Center, and the Writing Center, supervising Supplemental Instruction, teaching one math course per term, etc. My goal for LRNet is to provide the best academic assistance services possible for all JU students.Attending the Winter Institute in Arizona in January was wonderful! I was able to enjoy some beautiful scenery while reading and made an afternoon trip to Sedona during our midweek break. The only time I felt homesick was during the hour of my weekly tap-dancing class!

I am an Administrative Secretary I at Paradise Valley Community College. I am the initial contact for students, staff, and faculty entering the Learning Assistance Center.Ê I schedule appoitments for students and tutors in the computer system (TMS), answer telephone calls, help with payroll, file documents, help students with Spanish. My goal is to keep growing and learning.

Linda is a reading and study skills instructor and tutor coordinator in the Learning Center at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Her major responsibilities are hiring, training, and supervising approximately 90 peer tutors. The college recently has undergone a merger of a technical college and a community college, so the learning center has changed and grown as well.

Linda hopes to become better acquainted with the tutoring needs for technical education, develop more tutor training for technical program tutors, and collaborate with faculty to provide the variety of types of tutoring that will best meet the needs of students.In her spare time, Linda enjoys gardening in the summers, growing African violets, birding and being involved in her family’s activities.

Frankie is currently the Assistant Director of the Tutoring and Academic Assistance Center (TAAC) at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. She has had twelve years of learning assistance experience and has been at the university for twenty years. She is responsible for the freshman seminar program at the university, also teaching three or more courses each semester. She also oversees the administrative operations of the TAAC as well as the tutoring program.

Frankie lives on a farm and helps her husband in raising wheat, barley, lentils and beef cattle. They enjoy horseback riding and pack trips, karaoke and their three dogs, two cats and five horses. Best moments are with their son, daughter-in-law and three beautiful grandchildren.